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Bell, Madison Smartt.
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Toussaint Louverture, 1743?-1803 -- Fiction.
Slave insurrections -- Fiction.
Revolutionaries -- Fiction.
Generals, Black -- Fiction.
Generals -- Fiction.
Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- Fiction.
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Bell, Madison Smartt.
Toussaint Louverture, 1743?-1803 -- Fiction.
Slave insurrections -- Fiction.
Revolutionaries -- Fiction.
Generals, Black -- Fiction.
Generals -- Fiction.
Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- Fiction.
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The
stone
that the
builder
refused
/ Madison Smartt Bell.
by
Bell, Madison Smartt.
Pantheon Books, c2004.
Call #:
FICTION BEL
Subjects
Toussaint Louverture, 1743?-1803 -- Fiction.
Slave insurrections -- Fiction.
Revolutionaries -- Fiction.
Generals, Black -- Fiction.
Generals -- Fiction.
Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- Fiction.
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Bell, Madison Smartt. Haiti series ; 3.
URL856
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ISBN:
037542282X
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xviii, 747 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Maps on endpapers.
Summary:
In 1791, what would become known as the Haitian Revolution began as a rebellion of African slaves against their white masters in the French colony of Saint Domingue. By 1793 Toussaint had emerged as the leader of the revolt, proving himself to be as adept at politics as he was on the battlefield. By 1801 he had succeeded in stabilizing the war-ravaged territory and invited exiled white planters, whose expertise was needed, to return and reclaim their properties. The foundation of a society based on liberty, genuine equality, and brotherhood among whites, blacks, and mulattos seemed in place. But the proclamation of a new constitution that abolished slavery and appointed Toussaint governor for life incited Napoleon to dispatch troops in order to reestablish control over the island.
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Black fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
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